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01-12-2014 04:10 PM

wavsine

FYI, this is a necropost. There is a much simpler and less expensive way to get rid of the front end clunk now. The fix was originally discovered by forum member Dysan911 and Ford finally released a TSB to address the issue:

TireRack sells Bilstein Sports now, which as far as I know are supposed to be shorter length Bilstein HDs?

I believe that's correct. According to Bilstein, the Sports (b8 ) are designed to go on vehicles that have been lowered 30 to 50mm.

01-12-2014 01:07 PM

CunFFS13

Make it a sticky

01-12-2014 12:23 PM

fenway1912

TireRack sells Bilstein Sports now, which as far as I know are supposed to be shorter length Bilstein HDs?

10-16-2012 09:14 AM

slowmazda3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwhit1

The reason why the struts blow out so early is because when they ship the cars they are on the truck with the suspension bottomed out because of how they are hooked. When they release the car it releases fast which then makes the car spring up quickly. I work at ford and its not just the focus its the escapes, fusions, and Taurus that have the problem.

FYI, its not the rebound that blows the shock, but the compressive force when the suspension is already fully loaded down (hooked). Every bump that train/semi takes compresses the suspension with the full load on the shock already.

This is why many manufacturers ship with spring blocks that are to be removed at dealer prep.

10-16-2012 08:51 AM

Bwhit1

The reason why the struts blow out so early is because when they ship the cars they are on the truck with the suspension bottomed out because of how they are hooked. When they release the car it releases fast which then makes the car spring up quickly. I work at ford and its not just the focus its the escapes, fusions, and Taurus that have the problem.

The dealership ended up replacing the rear seal on mine. In the paperwork, it said they performed a die test to confirm it was indeed an oil leak. It took them a week to get the part in, but at least they fixed it. I have not yet had time to get underneath the car and verify the repair, but am hoping to sometime in the near future.

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